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It was a long journey, I was up at 6.30 this morning,. He's a game wee buck, I thought the ground was maybe going to be a bit too soft for him but he got away with it alright. He ran very well the last day in Gowran and probably improved a bit from that. There wasn't much depth in the race today, bar the favourite. He deserved to be thereabouts and was a good each-way bet. I don't think he's really a horse for Dundalk and we might try and get another run into him over hurdles and then come back again next summer. He could have gone across water but they can't run in the class 5s over there, it's absolutely disgraceful. I had one horse at Hexham the last day and they wouldn't let me run anything else at it, I could have run six at the meeting. I'd be over in Hexham quicker than I get here and he'd get into a class 5 over there no problem. They hate to see us going over there to get the prize-money. The authorities here should be under more pressure to get us across. I'd be in Ayr in two hours from my house. Covid is only an excuse to keep us away from the prize-money and I've been told that by people over there. Sure we've gone over there plenty of days and been beat, that's racing and that's the name of the game. It's disgraceful, why are they letting the bigger yards go over and not the small boys. We have to look after our owners as well and it's not easy to get a run here in Ireland whereas at least you can plan out something for a horse in Britain as you are sure to get i Noel C Kelly, trainer

The Stewards fined I.Madden, trainer, €65 for failing to fit the declared head gear to Baby Bellini, prior to entering the parade ring

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined Arch Melody, trained by J. Morrison, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to have blood at both nostrils post race

At the request of the Stewards, S.W. Flanagan, rider of Mist On The Bog, trained by Liam Casey, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount was caught for pace as the race quickened turning out of the back, before staying on in the closing stages.

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight shall not be less than 9st 12lbs
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.